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C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 106 carnal desires—we turn to our Beloved Allah and praise Him, He gives us the glad tiding of Paradise. As Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: 65 But as for him who fears the station of his Lord, and restrains his soul from evil desires, the Paradise shall surely be his home. I will present a few a ha d i th pertaining to the topic of rituals and customs. Hadrat ‘A ishah ra has related that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘An innovation in religion which has nothing to do with matters of faith is to be rejected and is unacceptable. ’ ( S a hih Al- Bukh ari , Kit ab- u s-S ul h i, Bab u Iza st ala hu ‘a la s u lh i n jaurin) Hadrat J a bir ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa addressed us and his eyes were showing redness, his voice became louder, and he was very excited as if he was warning us of an invading army. He said, ‘The enemy is about to attack you any time during the day or night. ’ He also said, ‘I and the Hour have been sent in close proximity. ’ (He joined his two fingers to demonstrate the closeness while he said this. ) Then he added, ‘Now I tell you that the best discourse is the Book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad sa. The most evil thing is to introduce innovations in religion; and every innovation leads to error. ’ ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul - J umu‘ati , B a bu Takh fif i s-S al a ti wal-Khu t bah) 65. ( al-N a zi ‘a t , 79:41–42)